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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of 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. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates 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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