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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled 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. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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