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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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