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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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