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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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