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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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