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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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