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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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