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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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