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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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