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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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