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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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