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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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