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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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