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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants 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 commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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