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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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