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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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