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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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