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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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