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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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