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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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