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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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