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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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