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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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