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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate 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 MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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