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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with 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 stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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