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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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