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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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