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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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