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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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