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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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