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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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