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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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