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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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