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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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