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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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