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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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