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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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