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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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