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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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