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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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