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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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