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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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