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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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