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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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