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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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