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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part 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 mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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