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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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