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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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