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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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