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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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