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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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