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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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