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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the 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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