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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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