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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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