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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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