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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. 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 free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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