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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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