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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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