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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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