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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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