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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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