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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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