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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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