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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants 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 online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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