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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores 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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