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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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