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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance 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 organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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