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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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