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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants 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 MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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