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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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