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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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