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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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