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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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