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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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