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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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