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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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