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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. 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 massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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