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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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