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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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