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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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