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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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