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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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