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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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