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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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