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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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