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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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