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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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