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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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