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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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