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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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