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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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