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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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