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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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