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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver 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 MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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