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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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