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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the 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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