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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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