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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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