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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches 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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