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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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