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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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