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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around 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. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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