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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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