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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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