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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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