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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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