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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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