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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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