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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates 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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