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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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