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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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