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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes 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 almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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