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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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