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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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