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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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