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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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