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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving 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 institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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