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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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