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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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