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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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