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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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