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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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