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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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