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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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