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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling humans 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 normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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