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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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