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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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