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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing 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 education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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