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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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