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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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