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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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