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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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