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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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