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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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