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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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