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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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