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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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