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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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