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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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