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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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