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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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