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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 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 teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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