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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major 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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