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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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