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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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