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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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