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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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