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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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