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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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