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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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