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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that 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 teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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