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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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