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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)