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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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