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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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