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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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