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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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