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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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