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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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