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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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