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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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