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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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