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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled learners all over 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 massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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