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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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