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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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