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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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