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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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