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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses 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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