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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning 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 teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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