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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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