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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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