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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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