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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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