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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to 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 we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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