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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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