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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around 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. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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