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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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