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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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