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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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