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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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