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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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