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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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