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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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