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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations 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 courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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