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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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