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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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