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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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