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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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