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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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