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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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