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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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