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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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