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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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