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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around 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. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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