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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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