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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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