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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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