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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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