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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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