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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over 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. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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