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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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