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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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