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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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