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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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