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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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