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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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