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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants 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 almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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