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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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