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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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