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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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