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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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