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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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