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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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