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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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