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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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