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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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