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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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