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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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