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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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