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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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