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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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