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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with 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 educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling 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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