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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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