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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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