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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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