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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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