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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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