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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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