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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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