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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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