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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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