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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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