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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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