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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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