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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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