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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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