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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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