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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-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 guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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