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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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