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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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