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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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