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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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