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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take 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 mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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