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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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