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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in 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 open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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