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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes 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 free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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