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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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