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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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