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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always 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 several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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