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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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