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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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