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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 (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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