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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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