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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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