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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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