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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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