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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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