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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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