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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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