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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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