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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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