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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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