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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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