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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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