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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part 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 customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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