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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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