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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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