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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling 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 organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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