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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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