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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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