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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students 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 almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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