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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth 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. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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