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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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