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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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