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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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