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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online 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 institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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