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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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