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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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