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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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