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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes 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 normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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