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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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