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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand 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 issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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