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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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