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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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