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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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