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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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