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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free 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 several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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