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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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