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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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