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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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