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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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