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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around 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 massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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