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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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