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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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