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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online 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 instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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