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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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