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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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