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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education enable humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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