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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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