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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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