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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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