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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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