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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal 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 teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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