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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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