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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. 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 we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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