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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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