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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering students all around the world 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 massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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