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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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