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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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