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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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