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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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