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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in 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 typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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