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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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