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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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