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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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 customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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