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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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