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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that 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 institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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