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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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