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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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