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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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