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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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