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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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