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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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