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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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