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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes 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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