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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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