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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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