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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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