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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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