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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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