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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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