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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around 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 online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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