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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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