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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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