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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of 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. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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