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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for humans 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. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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