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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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