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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering humans 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 massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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