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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not 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 distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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