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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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