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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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