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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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