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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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