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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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