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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes 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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