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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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