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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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