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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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