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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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