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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving 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 adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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