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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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