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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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