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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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