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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. 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 instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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