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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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