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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education 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 instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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