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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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