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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around 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. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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