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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world 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 massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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