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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. 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 almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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