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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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