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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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