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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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