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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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