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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver 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 massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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