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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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