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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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