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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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