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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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