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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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