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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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