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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that 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 certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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