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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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