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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because 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 educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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