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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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