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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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