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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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