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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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