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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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