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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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