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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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