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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of 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 usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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