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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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