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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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