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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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