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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines 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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