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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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