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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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