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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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