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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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