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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate 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 online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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