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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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