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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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