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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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