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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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