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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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