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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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