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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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