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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-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 teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the 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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