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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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