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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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