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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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