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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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