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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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