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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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