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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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