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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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