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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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