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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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