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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering people in nations 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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