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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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