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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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