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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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