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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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