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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with 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 stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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