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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants 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 topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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