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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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