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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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