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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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