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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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