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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans 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. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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