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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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