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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes 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 massively open online courses are mostly 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 lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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