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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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