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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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