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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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