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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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