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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning 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 quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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