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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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