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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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