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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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