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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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