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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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