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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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