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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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