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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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