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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing 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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