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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because 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 educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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