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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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