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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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