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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around 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. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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