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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners 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. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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