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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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