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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants 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 are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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