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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering 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. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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