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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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