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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. 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 teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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