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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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