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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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