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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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