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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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