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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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