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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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