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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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