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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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