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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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