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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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