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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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