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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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