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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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