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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important 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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