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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically 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 variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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