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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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