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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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