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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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