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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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