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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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