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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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 are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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