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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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