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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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