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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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