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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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