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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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