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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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