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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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