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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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