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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-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 participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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