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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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