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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world 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. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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