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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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