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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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