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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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