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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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