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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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