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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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