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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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