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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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