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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online 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 we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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