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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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