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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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