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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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