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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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