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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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