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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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