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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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