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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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