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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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