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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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