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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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