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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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