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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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