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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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