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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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