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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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