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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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