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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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