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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes 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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