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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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