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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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