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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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